India, April 19 -- Ahead of the talks, Trump said that he wanted Iran 'to be a wonderful, great, happy country; but they can't have nuclear weapons'.

NEW DELHI: INTRODUCTION Iran and the US held their first talks since President Trump came to power in Muscat on 12 April. The meeting was brief, respectful, constructive and set the stage for a second round. The US envoy, Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi "briefly spoke" together-the first time the two nations have done that since the Obama administration. The next round of discussions is likely to take place in Rome at the end of this week with the US hailing the "direct communication" as being key to striking a possible deal. "Neither we, nor the other party, want ...